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Suicide attack on Afghan ministry at least kills 5, wounds 12
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Rescue memebers search for victims after a suicide attack happened here in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2008. At least five people were killed and 12 others were injured as a suicide bombing attack rocked the Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture on Thursday, officials said. (Xinhua Photo)
At least five people were killed and 12 more were injured as a powerful explosion rocked Afghanistan Ministry of Information and Culture in the capital city Kabul Thursday morning.
A private television channel Tolo TV in its bulletin put the number of casualties at five.
It added that it occurred at around 11 a.m. local time (0630GMT) when two suicide attackers entered the ministry building after firing at guards at the gate, then one attacker blew himself up, killing at least five.
Meanwhile, Abdullah Fahim, the spokesman of Public Health Ministry, told Xinhua that the 12 injured people were sent to hospital.
Afghan policemen secure the area after a suicide attack in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Earlier, a Xinhua reporter said at the site that the blast occurred at the first floor of the building and policemen are taking out the dead and injured bodies.
Officials are reluctant to make comment and police have cordoned off the area preventing journalists from visiting the site of the blast.
An injured Afghan man makes a phone call after a suicide attack happened here in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
A deadly suicide car blast that targeted Indian embassy on July 7 left over 50 dead and 141 injured, mostly civilians.
Taliban militants fighting the Afghan government have claimed responsibility for the attack.
Zabihullah Mujahid, who claims to speak for the militants, told media outlets from an unknown location via telephone that a fighter named Naqibullah broke into the building after opening fire outside the building and blew himself up, causing huge casualties.
Mujahid added that there were totally three attackers carrying out the assault but he did not say about the fate of the remaining two.
An Afghan medical staff helps an injured woman after a suicide attack happened in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Spiraling conflicts and Taliban-linked insurgency have left around 5,000 people dead so far this year in Afghanistan while Taliban insurgents have vowed to intensify assaults against the interests of Afghan government and international troops before the coming winter.
 <br>A jeep parked outside a building is destroyed by a suicide attack happened here in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Source:Xinhua
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